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First Professional Football League

BUL

league
294
Matches
29
Officials
1
Seasons
2025/26
Latest Season
All seasons2025/26
First tracked match
Cska 1948 vs Arda
18/07/2025
Latest tracked match
Ludogorets vs Loko Plovdiv
29/05/2026

Role distribution across all appointments

Referee293
Most-appointed referee
🇧🇬 Volen Chinkov
17
as referee

Who referees First Professional Football League?

Most-appointed match officials across all First Professional Football League seasons

  1. 1
    🇧🇬 Volen Chinkov
    BUL · Referee · 17×
  2. 2
    🇧🇬 Radoslav Gidzhenov
    BUL · Referee · 17×
  3. 3
    🇧🇬 Nikola Popov
    BUL · Referee · 16×
  4. 4
    🇧🇬 Dimitar Dimitrov S
    BUL · Referee · 15×
  5. 5
    🇧🇬 Ventsislav Mitrev
    BUL · Referee · 15×
  6. 6
    🇧🇬 Lyuboslav Biserov Lyubomirov
    BUL · Referee · 15×
  7. 7
    🇧🇬 Mariyan Grebencharski
    BUL · Referee · 14×
  8. 8
    🇧🇬 Georgi Kabakov
    BUL · Referee · 14×
  9. 9
    🇧🇬 Dragomir Draganov
    BUL · Referee · 14×
  10. 10
    🇧🇬 Georgi Ginchev
    BUL · Referee · 13×

Match Officials(29 officials · 294 matches)

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Volen ChinkovBULReferee
Referee 17
17×
→2
Radoslav GidzhenovBULReferee
Referee 17
17×
→3
Nikola PopovBULReferee
Referee 16
16×
→4
Dimitar Dimitrov SBULReferee
Referee 15
15×
→5
Ventsislav MitrevBULReferee
Referee 15
15×
→6
Lyuboslav Biserov LyubomirovBULReferee
Referee 15
15×
→7
Mariyan GrebencharskiBULReferee
Referee 14
14×
→8
Georgi KabakovBULReferee
Referee 14
14×
→9
Dragomir DraganovBULReferee
Referee 14
14×
→10
Georgi GinchevBULReferee
Referee 13
13×
→11
Kristiyan KolevBULReferee
Referee 13
13×
→12
Vasil MinevBULReferee
Referee 13
13×
→13
Georgi DavidovBULReferee
Referee 13
13×
→14
Valentin ZhelezovBULReferee
Referee 13
13×
→15
Martin VelikovBULReferee
Referee 12
12×
→16
Todor KirovBULReferee
Referee 10
10×
→17
Stoyan ArsovBULReferee
Referee 10
10×
→18
Georgi StoyanovBULReferee
Referee 9
9×
→19
Stanimir TrenchevBULReferee
Referee 9
9×
→20
Gero PiskovBULReferee
Referee 9
9×
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Venues(14)

Stadiums used in First Professional Football League.

Stadion Lokomotiv
50 match(es)
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Stadion Hristo Botev
37 match(es)
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Stadion Spartak
21 match(es)
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Stadion Vasil Levski
21 match(es)
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Huvepharma Arena
20 match(es)
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Stadion Beroe
20 match(es)
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Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov
19 match(es)
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Stadion Ticha
18 match(es)
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Stadion Vitosha
18 match(es)
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Stadion Georgi Asparuhov
17 match(es)
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Stadion Ogosta
17 match(es)
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Arena Arda
16 match(es)
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Stadion Druzhba
16 match(es)
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Stadion Dragalevtsi
4 match(es)
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Season-by-Season

SeasonMatchesOfficialsReferees
2025/262942929

Top Venues

Stadion Lokomotiv50
Stadion Hristo Botev37
Stadion Spartak21
Stadion Vasil Levski21
Stadion Beroe20
Huvepharma Arena20
Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov19
Stadion Ticha18

Referees by Nationality

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BUL293

Referee appointments (top 29 officials)

Recent Matches(294 total)

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29/05/20262025/2026
LudogoretsvsLoko Plovdiv
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28/05/20262025/2026
Septemvri SofiavsFC Yantra
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25/05/20262025/2026
Loko PlovdivvsBotev Plovdiv
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25/05/20262025/2026
LudogoretsvsCSKA Sofia
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25/05/20262025/2026
Cherno MorevsArda
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25/05/20262025/2026
Cska 1948vsLevski Sofia
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22/05/20262025/2026
Botev VratsavsBeroe
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22/05/20262025/2026
Septemvri SofiavsDobrudzha
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22/05/20262025/2026
Spartak VarnavsLokomotiv Sofia
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22/05/20262025/2026
Slavia SofiavsMontana
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18/05/20262025/2026
DobrudzhavsBotev Vratsa
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18/05/20262025/2026
BeroevsSeptemvri Sofia
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18/05/20262025/2026
Lokomotiv SofiavsSlavia Sofia
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18/05/20262025/2026
MontanavsSpartak Varna
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16/05/20262025/2026
Cska 1948vsLudogorets
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16/05/20262025/2026
Botev PlovdivvsCherno More
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16/05/20262025/2026
Levski SofiavsCSKA Sofia
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16/05/20262025/2026
ArdavsLoko Plovdiv
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14/05/20262025/2026
Lokomotiv SofiavsBeroe
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14/05/20262025/2026
Botev VratsavsMontana
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First Professional Football League referees — FAQ

Who is the most-appointed referee in First Professional Football League?
🇧🇬 Volen Chinkov has the most First Professional Football League refereeing appointments tracked on Referee.Observer, with 17 match(es) as referee.
How many referees have officiated in First Professional Football League?
29 match officials — referees, assistant referees, fourth officials, VAR and observers — have officiated in First Professional Football League across 1 season(s) in our data.
How many First Professional Football League matches are tracked on Referee.Observer?
Referee.Observer tracks 294 First Professional Football League matches with their full match-official appointments across 1 season(s).
Which seasons of First Professional Football League are covered?
First Professional Football League referee appointments are covered for 1 season(s), 2025/26.
Who are the top match officials in First Professional Football League?
The most-appointed First Professional Football League match officials are 🇧🇬 Volen Chinkov (17 match(es)), 🇧🇬 Radoslav Gidzhenov (17 match(es)), 🇧🇬 Nikola Popov (16 match(es)).